VOA: AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on Venezuela, "China Is a Wild Card"

Tuesday, March 5, 2019  |  Voice of America (VOA)

"[The military] have the guns and the ability to influence who is actually able to exercise power," said the AS/COA vice president regarding Venezuela on this VOA podcast.  ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Can Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro Get What He Wants?

Tuesday, February 26, 2019  |  Luisa Leme

FGV’s Carlos Pereira explains the rules of negotiation and the president’s ability to pass legislation such as pension reform.  ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Cuba's New Constitution and 60 Years of the Revolution

Tuesday, February 12, 2019  |  Elizabeth Gonzalez

What will change after the February 24 referendum and to what degree does President Díaz-Canel represent continuity of the Castro era? ... Read More

CSIS: AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth on Venezuela and Its Power Dynamics

Friday, February 8, 2019  |  CSIS: 35 West

"People whose sole goal in life is to gain and maintain power can remain in power for a long time," says AS/COA vice president about Nicolás Maduro on CSIS Americas' 35 West podcast. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: What's Next in Venezuela's Tug-of-War?

Tuesday, February 5, 2019  |  Holly K. Sonneland

“We have not really exhausted the diplomatic channels,” says Guillermo Zubillaga, head of the AS/COA Venezuela Working Group. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: How Healthy Is Democracy in Latin America?

Thursday, January 17, 2019  |  Holly K. Sonneland

Steven Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die, talks about Brazil’s election, strategies for the Venezuelan opposition, and the lack of female authoritarians. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: What to Expect from an AMLO Presidency

Thursday, November 29, 2018  |  Carin Zissis

Listen: Former Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan says migration tensions will be an early test for Mexico’s incoming president. Plus, Speyside Mexico’s Amy Glover on the chances for positive change. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: Fact-Checking Brazil's Misinformation Crisis

Wednesday, November 7, 2018  |  Luisa Leme

Aos Fatos’ Tai Nalon explains how the country’s 2018 elections proved a new, complex relationship between voters, news, and government. ... Read More

LatAm in Focus: What a Bolsonaro Win Means for Brazil's Economy

Monday, October 29, 2018  |  Elizabeth Gonzalez

Listen: J.P. Morgan’s Emy Shayo discusses the country’s main economic woes and the policies proposed by the president-elect’s pick for finance minister, Paulo Guedes.  ... Read More